· Enter student names on Excel data collection sheet · Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by Sept 28th · Identify students for Literacy Lab · Literacy Lab to start September 28th · Begin to administer Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students · Guided Reading groups should be implemented by the end of September.
· Establish procedures for Writer’s Workshop in your classroom. · Launch Writer’s Workshop in your classroom.
October 15: -Student names in excel sheet -Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database
October
· Begin administration of the Rigby Phonics Assessments · Complete the administration of Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students
· Begin Personal Narrative writing unit
October 25: -Beginning Fountas and Pinnell instructional book levels for all students
November
· Continue administration phonics assessments · Sight Word List A check
· Continue Personal Narrative Writing unit.
November 9: -Phonics assessment scores
December
· Begin Opinion Writing unit.
December 7 -Phonics assessment scores -Sight Word List A scores
· Continue administration phonics assessments · Complete Sight Word List A retest · Begin second Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle for each student to be finished for entry on report card going home on March 11 · Complete AIMSweb Benchmark #2 by mid February
· Begin Fact/Content writing unit.
February 8 -Phonics Assessment scores -Expressive Writing Task scores
Month
Reading Expectation
Writing Expectation
Due to School Principal
March
· Complete the second Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle for each student · Continue administration phonics assessments · Complete Sight Word List B check
March 18: -Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores -Phonics Assessment scores -Sight Word List A- retest scores -Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database
April
· Continue administration of phonics assessments
· Begin Poetry writing unit
April 11: -Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores -Phonics assessment scores -Narrative Writing Task scores -Sight Word List B scores
May
· Complete Sight Word List B retest · Late May begin the third Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle to determine an ending reading level for each student · Continue administration of phonics assessments
· Complete mandated Expository Writing Task · Begin Content Area Research writing unit.
May 9 -Phonics assessment scores
June
· Complete administration of the third Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle to determine an ending reading level for each student · Complete administration of phonics assessments · Administer final sight word check- enter total # of words known from both lists · Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by June 11th
· Complete Narrative Writing unit.
June 16 -Report all scores --Expository writing task --Ending Fountas and Pinnell instructional levels --sight word scores --phonics scores -Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database by June 16th
Month
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by Sept 28th
· Identify students for Literacy Lab
· Literacy Lab to start September 28th
· Begin to administer Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students
· Guided Reading groups should be implemented by the end of September.
· Launch Writer’s Workshop in your classroom.
-Student names in excel sheet
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database
· Complete the administration of Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessments to determine an instructional level for all students
-Beginning Fountas and Pinnell instructional book levels for all students
· Sight Word List A check
-Phonics assessment scores
-Phonics assessment scores
-Sight Word List A scores
· Complete mandated Expressive Writing Task
· Completed mandated Expressive Writing task.
· Complete Sight Word List A retest
· Begin second Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle for each student to be finished for entry on report card going home on March 11
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmark #2 by mid February
-Phonics Assessment scores
-Expressive Writing Task scores
Month
· Continue administration phonics assessments
· Complete Sight Word List B check
· Continue Fact/Content writing unit.
-Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores
-Phonics Assessment scores
-Sight Word List A- retest scores
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database
-Updated Fountas and Pinnell benchmark book assessment scores
-Phonics assessment scores
-Narrative Writing Task scores
-Sight Word List B scores
· Late May begin the third Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Book Assessment cycle to determine an ending reading level for each student
· Continue administration of phonics assessments
· Begin Content Area Research writing unit.
-Phonics assessment scores
· Complete administration of phonics assessments
· Administer final sight word check- enter total # of words known from both lists
· Complete AIMSweb Benchmarks by June 11th
-Report all scores
--Expository writing task
--Ending Fountas and Pinnell
instructional levels
--sight word scores
--phonics scores
-Enter AIMSweb data in AIMSweb database by June 16th